Spinner



Aug. 28, 1928.

c. ,T. PFLUEGER SPINNER Filed June 19, 1924 I N V EN TOR. (HA/ems 7. 8% 0545?.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 28,1928.

UNITED 'STA CHARLES T. PFLUEGER, OI AKRON, OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE ENTERPRISE v 1,682,710 PATENT OFFICE.

MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION 01 OHIO. I

SPINNER.

Application filed June 19, 1924. Serial Bo. 220,902.

This invention relates to fishing tackle and particularly to spinners.

The primary object of the 1nv ent10n is to provide an improved form of splnner whlch will be a more effective fish lure than types heretofore known. To this end the invention contemplates a compound spinner 1n WhlCll there is a main spinning element and secondary spinning elements, the latter being mounted on the main spinner and being capable of revolution therewith and also of rotation about their own axes. The invention, therefore, is directed toward a planetary system of spinning elements.

Anotherand an important object of the invention is to provide a revolvable spinner element which will permit w abbling of the spinner upon the shaft.

An equally important object of the invention is to provide improvedmeans for retaining bait in proper positlon on a hook, said means being efi'ective also to render the device Weedless.

The above and other objects of the 1nvention will be more readily apparent when the 'following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that-the invention is not wholly limited in the claims to the specific devlce shown or described.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevatron of a spinner illustrating the invention m its preterred form without thebuck tail 1n place- Figure 2 is a similar view reduced 1n size from the above and showing abuck tall, an added attraction of the device;

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Flgure 1 Figure 4 is a detail of a modified form of spinner; and

Figure 5 is a modification of certain parts of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a hook formed with an eye 11, a shank 12, and a barb 13. Journaled on the shank 12 adjacent the eye 11 is a spinner 14 formed of a strip of metal bent to a V-shape and having an aperture at the vertex of the V adapted curved and bent at reverse angles, as will be understood, whereby the spinner will be rotatedwhile trolling. Extending between the blades 15 of the spinner is a brace 16 hav mg a slot 17 thereinthrongh which the shank 19. The swivel 20 is'insertedthrough an aperture in a loop 23,'whereby the latter is swlveled on the member 20. The loop 23 has hmgedly connected thereto a second spinner 24 which is accordingly both hinged and swiveled onto the main spinner whereby it will spin upon its own axis while revolving in the orbiter the main spinner.

Formed on the shank 12 is a weight 25 of lead or the like in which is secured a bait retaining device 26 comprising a' barb or p rong 27 and a spring shank 28, the latter being embedded over a part of its length in' the lead, the prong 27 being turned upwardly and the shank 28 :being looped over so that the end opposite the prong normally lies a ainst the point of the prong whereby when ait, such as a pork rind 29, is affixed to the hook one end thereof may be forced over the prong 27 and held thereon .by the end of the shank which is adapted to be urged from the prong when forcing the bait on the prong. The looped-over portion of shank 28 is adapted to prevent the fouling of the hook 27 in weeds or the like. Further rovision is made. to support the bait proper y on the hook by the formation of spaced stops 30, 30 thereon, over one of which the pork rind is forced, and as the bait is held at its 11 per end on tne hook 27 and at its lower end etween the stops 30, 30, the pork rindwill remain in substantially the position shown in Figure 1.

The bait retaining features of the present device are covered in a divisional application lligggof, Serial No. 61,709, filed October 10,

As shown in Figure 2, the hook 10 and bait retaining devices 26 and 30 are preferably covered by a buck tail or other lure 31 secured on the shank of the hook in the customary manner. The usual steps 32, 32 may be slidably mounted on the shank 12 between the spinner 14 and the buck tail 31.

In Figure 4 there is indicated a modified form of spinner constructed according to the invention. In this form a loop 33 is iournaled on the shank 34 of a hook, which shank is formed with an elongated e e 35 adapted to retain the loop on t e hoo The loop extends through an aperture in a main s inner 36, which latter has an aperture 37 t erein corresponding to the a erture 18, a link 38 corresponding to the ll 19, a combined link and swivel member 39 corresponding to the member 20, a loop 40 corresponding to the loop 23, and a second spinner 41corresponding to the spinner 24.

In Figure 5 is shown a modified form of the barb. This also illustrates the bodyof the bait retaining device as flat instead of rounded so as to obtain a better securing of the device upon the hook. In both forms of the invention the bait retaining device is ar- I ran ed to be secured to the shank of the hook by tie body of the Weight as it is cast around the hook.

The operation of the spinner in use will be ap arent from the fore oing descri tion, it being suflicient to say here that w ile the main spinner is revolvlng the secondary spinners move in the orbit of the main spinner and also rotate on their own axes. The main spinner will also have a wabbling movement about the shank of the hook and will be guided during such movement b the slot 17.- The bait 29 will be securely hel on the hook, displacement thereof being revented by the special retaining devices escribed above.

Modifications 01" the invention other than those disclosed herein may be resorted to without de from the spirit or scope th of as c r u .4 in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A spinner comprising a shank, a main spinner Journaled on said shank, said spinner having spaced blades,'a brace between the blades having an elongated slot therein through which the shank pames, and seconda spinners swiveled on links connected to sald blades. l

2. A spinner comprising a shank, a main spinner ournaIed' on said shank, said spinner having spaced blades, a brace between the blades having an elongated slot therein through which said shank extends, and sec ondary spinners rotatably mounted on said blades.

3. A spinner comprising a rotatably mounted blade and a. second blade hingedly connected to said first blade and adapted to rotate thereon upon an axis substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the first said blade.

4. A spinner comprising a rotatable blade and a second blade rotatably mounted on the first blade, the axes of the two blades being substantially parallel.

5. A device of the character described. comprising a planetary system of spinners,

i. e. com rlsin a mean s inner and a sec-.

ondary spinner carried thereon and having an independent rotarg' motion concurrently with the rotation of t e main spinner.

6. A spinner of the character described, comprising a plurality of -blades rotatable about a major axis an a plurality of blades revolvable about said ma or axis and rotatable about minor axes.

' CHARLES'T. PFLUEGER. 

